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- Title
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and Particulate Matter Exposure: A Systematic Review.
- Authors
Podury, Sanjiti; Kwon, Sophia; Javed, Urooj; Farooqi, Muhammad S.; Li, Yiwei; Liu, Mengling; Grunig, Gabriele; Nolan, Anna
- Abstract
Background: Particulate matter (PM) exposure is responsible for seven million deaths annually and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of respiratory infections such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Understanding modifiable risk factors of high mortality, resource burdensome C19 and exposure risks such as PM is key to mitigating their devastating effects. This systematic review focuses on the literature available, identifying the spatial and temporal variation in the role of quantified PM exposure in SARS disease outcome and planning our future experimental studies. Methods: The systematic review utilized keywords adhered to the PRISMA guidelines. We included original human research studies in English. Results: Initial search yielded N = 906, application of eligibility criteria yielded N = 46. Upon analysis of risk of bias N = 41 demonstrated high risk. Studies found a positive association between elevated PM2.5, PM10 and SARS-related outcomes. A geographic and temporal variation in both PM and C19's role was observed. Conclusion: C19 is a high mortality and resource intensive disease which devastated the globe. PM exposure is also a global health crisis. Our systematic review focuses on the intersection of this impactful disease-exposure dyad and understanding the role of PM is important in the development of interventions to prevent future spread of viral infections.
- Subjects
SARS disease; PARTICULATE matter; VIRAL transmission; VIRUS diseases; MORTALITY risk factors
- Publication
Life (2075-1729), 2023, Vol 13, Issue 2, p538
- ISSN
2075-1729
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/life13020538